“I wanted to have a career change; I liked the class schedule, which is 2 ½ days a week. That meant I could spend time with my family and have a job for the rest of the week. I also like the environment for learning, being that it was an easier transition from being a mother to an adult student.”
“The Diploma of Business helped me gain the knowledge I needed to achieve my personal best and to be successful. I gained acceptance into the University of my choice thanks to Careers Australia.”
Board of Directors
- Trevor C Rowe AO DUniv (Chairman)
- Patrick Grier (Director)
- Bob Mansfield MAICD AO (Director)
- Shane Edwards (Director)
- Jonas Martin-Lof (Director)
- Patrick McKendry (Chief Executive Officer)
Senior Management
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Trevor C Rowe AO DUniv Trevor Rowe is Executive Chairman of Rothschild Australia Limited since November 2005. Prior to joining Rothschild Mr Rowe was at Citigroup Global Markets and held numerous senior positions with Citigroup / Salomon Smith Barney / Salomon Brothers over a period of some 23 years living and working in New York, Asia and Australia. He established Salomon Brothers offices in Australia in 1983. Mr Rowe is Chairman of UGL Limited (Engineering and Property Services) and Chairman of BrisConnections (Toll Road Infrastructure), both publicly listed companies on the Australian Stock Exchange. He is also Chairman Careers Australia Group Pty Limited (Vocational Training) and Chairman Gotalk Limited (Telecommunications Reseller). Mr Rowe is also a Member of Samsung Investments Global Advisory Council. Mr Rowe was Chairman of Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), Chairman of the Queensland BioCapital Fund Ltd (QBF) from 2001 to September 2009 and a Member of the Takeovers Panel from 2000 to 2003, a Member of the Board of Guardians of the Future Fund of Australia from 2006 to April 2011. He was also formerly a Non-Director of the Australian Securities Exchange Limited (ASX) from 2002 to June 2010. Mr Rowe also served as Chancellor of Bond University from 2003 to May 2009 and is currently Chairman of the Bond University Board of Trustees. In April 2003, Mr Rowe was awarded the Commonwealth of Australia Centenary Medal for ‘distinguished service to the finance industry’. In the June 2004 Queen’s Birthday honours Mr Rowe was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division for 'his contribution to the investment banking sector and as a contributor to the formulation of public policy, to higher education and to the community'. In June 2011 Queen’s Birthday honours Mr Rowe was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to the finance sector, particularly in the area of investment management.
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Patrick Grier is one of Australia's leading health industry experts having worked in the industry for more than 20 years. He is also one of the country's most respected business figures following his successful time as Managing Director of Ramsay Health Care. Mr Grier joined Ramsay Health Care in 1988 and became the company’s Chief Executive in 1994. He resigned as the company's Managing Director in 2008 after serving a decade in the role. During his two decades with the company, Mr Grier oversaw the successful float of Ramsay Health Care on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1997 and growth in annual revenues from approximately $200 million to more than $2 billion. Mr Grier also oversaw a series of successful acquisitions which helped Ramsay Health Care grow to become Australia's largest private hospital operator. Mr Grier was Chairman of the Australian Private Hospitals Association, and was on the Board for 12 years. He also sits on a number of private health industry committees. Mr Grier is the Chairman of Careers Australia Group's Healthcare and Marketing Committee.
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Bob Mansfield is one of the most senior and esteemed directors in Australia. Born in Rabaul, New Guinea and educated at Barker College, Hornsby, Mr Mansfield attended the University of NSW and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Accounting. Among the elite of Australia's businessmen, Mr Mansfield has a varied professional background across a wide range of industries. He is Chairman of Allco Finance Group, Director, Investec Bank Australia Limited, Chairman, Board of Governors, Steve Waugh Foundation and Director, George Gregan Foundation. Mr Mansfield has held the position of Chief Executive Officer for McDonalds Australia, Wormald International, Optus Communications and John Fairfax. In addition, Mr Mansfield has filled a number of roles for the Federal Government and pursued his own business interests, including:
In 1999 Mr Mansfield completed his Federal Government roles and was appointed Director of Telstra Corporation Limited. On 1 January 2000 he became Telstra's non-executive Chairman, a position he served until April 2004. On 26 January 2000, Mr Mansfield was honoured with an Order of Australia award for his contribution to Australian business and economic development and to the telecommunications industry.
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Shane Edwards joined Talbot Group as CEO of Talbot Hotel Group (2002 to 2006) after which time he became CEO of the entire Group. Mr Edwards is responsible for the day-to-day management of Talbot Group and brings an innovative marketing perspective to the team, with his extensive background in executive management and event marketing. His role also involves identifying new business opportunities and overseeing existing investments and group operations which fall outside the resources division. Prior to joining Talbot group, Mr Edwards was Managing Director of the ASX listed company, Pacific Sports and Entertainment, which owned and operated Queensland sporting franchises including: the Brisbane Broncos (rugby league); the Brisbane Bullets (basketball); and the Brisbane Bandits (baseball). Mr Edwards was Managing Director of the Brisbane Broncos from 1995 to 2002 and has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most respected marketers. His credits include leadership management/marketing roles with a range of high profile events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, World Expo 86 in Vancouver and World Expo 88 in Brisbane. Mr Edwards is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Management and was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2004.
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Jonas Martin-Lof is a partner and a co-founder of White Cloud Capital (www.whcloud.com) which is a private investment company with its head office in London and representation in Sydney and Singapore. White Cloud Capital invests growth capital in fast growing companies in selected industries in Europe and Asia Pacific. White Cloud Capital’s cornerstone investor is the BXR Group (www.bxrgroup.com) headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. BXR Group, is an international private investment group with over USD 6 billion of assets under management and a 14-year track record of superior investment performance across a variety of industry sectors. The other investors backing White Cloud Capital are all large European and Asian industrial families. Mr Martin-Lof has a 17-year career as an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers and Nordea AB. Between 2004 and 2007 Mr Martin-Lof was the Senior Vice President of the world’s largest white goods company Electrolux AB and the Chairman of the Global Fabric Care Council as well as responsible for Group Business Development and Strategy. Mr Martin-Lof has a Master of Science in Material Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Mr Martin-Lof lives in London and is a Swedish citizen.
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Patrick McKendry Patrick McKendry is the CEO of Careers Australia. Prior to commencing in his current role, Patrick had been an industry advocate in major policy issues such as vocational education and training and employment programs, labour market reform, trade practice and competition policy for various industry bodies. From 2006 to 2009, Patrick was Chairman of TVET Australia Pty Ltd. The owners of TVET Australia are the State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers for Vocational and Technical Education (VTE). TVET's primary role is to provide support services for the key stakeholders in Australia's VTE system. In 2006 the Commonwealth Government appointed Mr McKendry as Chairman of the National Quality Council (NQC). The NQC brings together industry, employee, government and practitioner representatives to oversee and support the current and future quality of vocational and technical education across Australia. Patrick's term as Chair of the NQC finished at the end of 2009. Mr McKendry was also appointed as Director of the Workers' Compensation Regulatory Authority (Q-Comp) Board by the Queensland Government in 2006. He also serves as Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee for this Board.
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Walter Gilmore Walter Gilmore has held Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer roles in both the private and public sector in Australia and overseas. Prior to joining Careers Australia, Mr Gilmore worked in Indonesia as the Chief Executive Officer of Siloam Hospital Group. During this time he led the creation of a major international healthcare group, and implemented international best practices across the group's operations. Mr Gilmore holds a Bachelor of Business Degree, a Post Graduate diploma in Health Sciences, and is an experienced Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) with more than 20 years working in the health and education sectors.
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Steven Platz Steven Platz has more than 30 years experience in providing accounting and strategic advice in public practice, both as a consultant and as an in-house adviser to large international companies. Mr Platz was a partner in a Chartered Accountancy practice, and was a director of Value Focused Consulting - a company that provided education and business solutions such as activity-based costing, economic value adding and strategic planning to corporations throughout Australia. Mr Platz holds a Bachelor of Business Degree from the Queensland Institute of Technology and is a Chartered Accountant.
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Keomany Khounthavong Keomany Khounthavong has more than a decade of experience in the vocational education and training sector. She has a track record of demonstrated operational and strategic achievement in administering apprenticeships and traineeships in accordance with legislative provisions and the national training framework. Ms Khounthavong served as the Manager of Audit Services with the Queensland Department of Education Training and the Arts, and has played an integral role in implementing the revised Australian Quality Training Framework 2007 and regulating government contracts in Queensland. Ms Khounthavong holds a Master in Business Communication from the Queensland University of Technology and is a qualified Lead Auditor. |
